Daniel ‘Dank’ Martin of Klosed Custody Records speaks up about his lawsuit against Tech N9ne

Daniel Martin, also known as “Dank,” of Klosed Custody Records, hit up Wayward to spill his version of the events that led to his Topeka record label to file a lawsuit against Tech N9ne and Strange Music for allegedly using Klosed Custody’s talent, Brandon “Bizzy” Evans, without paying credit or management percentages to Klosed Custody. (Strange Music isn’t saying much, but it has disputed the allegations and vowed to fight back in court.)

According to Martin, Klosed Custody Records was a project that came from eight years spent in the Texas prison system for attempted murder and aggravated robbery. “As bad as that place was, it made me a better man. I spell Klosed with a K and custody with the C, out of respect for Kansas City,” he says. (The lawsuit, however, says that “Klosed Kustody,” not Klosed Custody, is suing Tech N9ne and Strange Music.)

“I’ve known Bizzy since 2005,” says Martin, referring to a rapper, Brandon Evans, who is signed to his label. “He saw I was bringing Lil Wayne, Weebie, and Dem Franchise to Topeka in May of 2006 and started coming to the studio. We had a good relationship. I made him an official member of Klosed Custody in September 2008. After his album came out, things only got better, but after I introduced him to Tech, he got strange on me!”